This disclosure relates to a method for recording and compiling a music section, wherein multiple takes of the music section are recorded; and wherein the method uses a take folder to store the multiple takes. The take folder may belong to a single track. Sections of one or more takes can be selected to be part of a resulting compilation which is composed of the selected sections. In one embodiment, a method automatically ensures that selected sections do not overlap in time and that there are no breaks between adjacent selections. In addition, the present invention relates to programs, a storage media and data processing systems having the above features as well as to a storage medium containing the music produced thereby.
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1. A method for recording and compiling same audio content, the method comprising: recording multiple takes of the same audio content; storing multiple takes of the same audio content; storing a data structure representing a take folder to store the multiple takes of the same audio content; compiling a final music section in one track from the data structure; and automatically ensuring that there are no breaks in the final music section by extending one or more adjacent sections in one or more other takes when a section is deselected in one take.
2. The method as in claim 1 wherein the take folder is associated with a single track.
3. The method as in claim 1 wherein different takes are displayed separately when the take folder is opened.
4. The method as in claim 1 wherein sections of one or more takes can be selected to be part of a resulting compilation which is composed of the selected sections.
5. The method as in claim 4 wherein selected sections are highlighted in the different takes when the take folder is opened.
6. The method as in claim 1 wherein a first area of the take folder displays the selected compilation.
7. The method as in claim 6 wherein transitions from one take to another take are marked within the first display area of the take folder.
8. The method as in claim 4 wherein the method automatically ensures that selected sections do not overlap in time.
9. The method as in claim 8 wherein selecting a section in one take deselects the same section in all other takes.
10. A program for recording same audio content which instructs a computer system to execute a method for recording the same audio content as claimed in claim 1 .
11. A storage medium, having stored therein a program for recording the same audio content as claimed in claim 10 .
12. A computer system being adapted to execute a program for recording the same audio content as claimed in claim 10 .
13. A storage medium containing the same audio content produced in accordance with the method of claim 1 .
14. A machine implemented method for processing same audio content, the method comprising: recording multiple instances of the same audio content; storing the multiple instances in a folder in a storage device; compiling a final music section in one track from the folder; and automatically ensuring that there are no breaks in the final music section by extending one or more adjacent sections in one or more other takes when a section is deselected in one take.
15. The method as in claim 14 wherein the recording occurs serially over time and the storing occurs serially over time in response to the recording and wherein the storing of the multiple instances in the folder is performed automatically in response to the recording and wherein the folder is represented in a data structure of a data processing system.
16. The method as in claim 15 wherein the data structure comprises a tree of a file system which represents subdirectories which include the folder.
17. The method as in claim 15 wherein the storing occurs repeatedly after an initial take without a user's specifying of the folder as a storage location.
18. The method as in claim 17 wherein each instance of the multiple instances is a take which is associated with a single audio track and wherein different takes are displayed separately when the folder is opened.
19. The method as in claim 18 wherein sections of one or more takes can be selected to be part of a resulting compilation which is composed of the selected sections.
20. The method as in claim 19 , the method further comprising: adjusting automatically at least one selected take to ensure that selected sections do not overlap in time.
21. The method as in claim 20 , wherein selected sections are highlighted in the different takes when the folder is opened.
22. The method as in claim 19 wherein selecting a section in one take deselects the same section in all other takes.
23. The method as in claim 19 wherein the same audio content is a same portion of music specified by a musical score.
24. A machine readable medium containing executable program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform a method for processing same audio content, the method comprising: recording multiple instances of the same audio content; storing the multiple instances in a folder in a storage device; compiling a final music section in one track from the folder; and automatically ensuring that there are no breaks in the final music section by extending one or more adjacent sections in one or more other takes when a section is deselected in one take.
25. The medium as in claim 24 wherein the recording occurs serially over time and the storing occurs serially over time in response to the recording and wherein the storing of the multiple instances in the folder is performed automatically in response to the recording and wherein the folder is represented in a data structure of a data processing system.
26. The medium as in claim 25 wherein the data structure comprises a tree of a file system which represents subdirectories which include the folder.
27. The medium as in claim 25 wherein the storing occurs repeatedly after an initial take without a user's specifying of the folder as a storage location.
28. The medium as in claim 27 wherein each instance of the multiple instances is a take which is associated with a single audio track and wherein different takes are displayed separately when the folder is opened.
29. The medium as in claim 28 wherein sections of one or more takes can be selected to be part of a resulting compilation which is composed of the selected sections.
30. The medium as in claim 29 , the method further comprising: adjusting automatically at least one selected take to ensure that selected sections do not overlap in time.
31. The medium as in claim 30 , wherein selected sections are highlighted in the different takes when the folder is opened.
32. The medium as in claim 29 , wherein selecting a section in one take deselects the same section in all other takes.
33. The medium as in claim 29 wherein the same audio content is a same portion of music specified by a musical score.
34. A data processing system for processing same audio content comprising: means for recording multiple instances of the same audio content; means for storing the multiple instances of the same audio content in a folder in a storage device electronically coupled to the means for recording multiple instances; means for compiling a final music section in one track from the folder; and means for automatically ensuring that there are no breaks in the final music section by extending one or more adjacent sections in one or more other takes when a section is deselected in one take.
35. The data processing system as in claim 34 wherein the recording occurs serially over time and the storing occurs serially over time in response to the recording and wherein the storing of the multiple instances in the folder is performed automatically in response to the recording and wherein the folder is represented in a data structure of a data processing system.
36. The data processing system as in claim 35 wherein the storing occurs repeatedly after an initial take without a user's specifying of the folder as a storage location.
37. The data processing system as in claim 36 wherein each instance of the multiple instances is a take which is associated with a single audio track and wherein different takes are displayed separately when the folder is opened.
38. The data processing system as in claim 37 wherein sections of one or more takes can be selected to be part of a resulting compilation which is composed of the selected sections.
39. A data processing system comprising: an input device for receiving same audio content; a storage device; a processing system electronically coupled to the input device and to the storage device, the input device receiving multiple instances of the same audio content and the processing system causing the storage of the multiple instances in a take folder on the storage device and the processing system compiling a final music section in one track from the folder and automatically ensuring that there are no breaks in the final music section by extending one or more adjacent sections in one or more other takes when a section is deselected in one take.
40. A data processing system as in claim 39 further comprising: an audio output device electronically coupled to the storage device to play back selected instances of a resulting compilation.
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